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• BEIS energy update: Coal power nears rock bottom

  30 Sep 2016

  The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) may be no more, but that hasn't stopped the... . ...Read More

• Coal electricity generation falls to record UK low this spring

  30 Sep 2016

  Coal generated a record low 6% of the UK’s electricity this spring, official figures show. ... . ...Read More

• Azerbaijan: Akkord Concrete and Gazakh Cement merge

  29 Sep 2016

  The Akkord Industry Construction Investment Corporation OJSC has merged two of its businesses. The... . ...Read More

• Ramon Ang builds $300M Davao cement plant

  29 Sep 2016

  Ang is investing around $300 million to build a new cement manufacturing plant in Davao City throu... . ...Read More

• Coal Ministry shelves plans to auction of coal blocks in near future

  29 Sep 2016

  With coal production hitting all time high and demands remaining feeble, the government has decide... . ...Read More

• Govt raises coal sale cap for small, medium firms to clear glut

  29 Sep 2016

  India has more than doubled the amount of coal small and medium companies can buy as the country a... . ...Read More

• CIL to e-auction 20 million tonnes of coal in a few months

  29 Sep 2016

  Coal demand in India is often underestimated even though the average consumption is much lower tha... . ...Read More

• Government hikes annual cap of coal sale through State Nominated Agencies

  29 Sep 2016

  The annual cap of coal for sale through State Nominated Agencies has been hiked to 10,000 tonnes... . ...Read More

• Ministry eases coal sales for small buyers

  29 Sep 2016

  The Coal Ministry has amended the New Coal Distribution Policy, 2007 to increase the annual cap of... . ...Read More

• Renewable push may hit thermal power plants: Experts

  28 Sep 2016

  Various power sector experts, including those at Central Electricity Authority (CEA), have warne... . ...Read More

• China’s cement firms look to Beijing for help in trimming excess

  28 Sep 2016

  An unprecedented consolidation is about to take place in China’s cement industry with an aim... . ...Read More

• A bullish case for cement stocks?

  28 Sep 2016

  Large cement companies are trading at valuations that are far higher than their historical average... . ...Read More

• Why data is the new coal

  28 Sep 2016

  Amazon’s Neil Lawrence has a slightly different analogy: Data, he says, is coal. Not coal to... . ...Read More

• Coal Prices: China’s Output Cuts May End as Coal’s Ascent Sparks Protests, Increased North Korean Imports

  28 Sep 2016

  After forcing miners to cut coal output to reduce pollution, it appears that the Chinese governmen... . ...Read More

• Can Donald Trump Really Save U.S. Coal?

  28 Sep 2016

  On September 22, Donald Trump reaffirmed his intent to revive the American coal industry--without ... . ...Read More